June 2007
ashleycummins@gmail.com
It's Friday! The last day of school!
I'm headed down to the tennis court with a bright orange 5 gallon bucket in my hand. Milique and Divine run up to me. I try to hide the contents of the bucket from them, but it's too heavy to lift above their heads. They steal a glimpse. "WOO!! OH YEAH!" They yell wildly. "Give me one now! Please! Please!" They beg.
"No, you have to wait until we get down to the court," I say trying to rush around them. I walk a little further but the buckets weighing me down. I stop for a break. Out of the bushes more of my kids run toward me. They plunge their hands into the bucket full of water and about 16 water guns. The scene is chaotic. Water shooting everywhere, kids running and squirting each other, kids sliding down the grass and a melody of laughter.
I stand away from the attack zone and fill Caca's and Asia's water guns when a cold wave of water splashes over me. Drenched to the bone I turn to see my kids laughing as they rush away. I run towards them with my milk jug full of water trying to get them wet.
When the water's all dried up and the kids have gone home I think back to when my kids dumped the bucket over me. It reminds me of when players soak their coach after a winning game. This is what we at Kensington Station have become. A winning team. I'm their coach teaching them the rules of life. Like a coach I'm dedicated to touching each one of their lives.
I want to make this first summer at Kensington an experience they won't forget. I can't do it without your help. Please pray that I will be able to get volunteers mobilized so my kids can have a blast this summer.
This past Wednesday I graduated from Parkview High School. I am being called to do missions full time this coming year and will then be taking college courses later. I'm so EXCITED and can't wait to learn all I can from my Dad! Please pray that God will continue to lead and mold me into the person He wants me to be.
Love,
Ashley